Journalists can enter secretariat with temporary passes from tomorrow
Talking to journalists in front of the secretariat around 1:45pm, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam also confirmed the matter
The government has decided to allow journalists to enter the secretariat with temporary passes from tomorrow (30 December) for the next 15 days.
After that, they will be able to enter the premises with permanent passes, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said today (29 December).
Talking to journalists in front of the secretariat around 1:45pm, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam also confirmed the matter.
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Earlier around 12:30pm on Sunday, a 21-member delegation of Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters' Forum (BSRF) led by the organisation's President Fasih Uddin Mahtab and General Secretary Masudul Haque held a meeting with the home adviser at the secretariat.
After the meeting, the home adviser made the announcement regarding the temporary passes.
Apart from Fasih and Masudul, other senior leaders and members of BSRF were present during the meeting.
Journalists who cover the secretariat and government officials with temporary passes were barred from entering the premises this morning, following a government decision to cancel all temporary passes and restrict access through media persons' accreditation cards until further notice.
Various journalists' associations harshly criticised the move, which came after a massive fire gutted four floors of building 7 at the secretariat on Thursday (26 December).
